1. The first will examine the broad range of 'mainstream' published cultural texts of the strike, together with the context of broader mining culture, in all media.  How was the miner represented from the perspective of different cultural producers (BBC, ITN etc).
2. The second will examine the relationship between the strike and alternative cultural production. How have non-mainstream cultural producers (e.g. Amber Films) responded to the strike and its legacy?
3. The third will look at cultural memory of the strike and its operation 25 years on.
    

Possible contributions could include:
Culture and Industrial identity/Political theatre/ Folk traditions/ Music and the cultural impact of the strike/New documentary traditions in film and photography/Cultural re-orientation and the strike/ Arts therapy and reconciliation/Storytelling and testimony/ Cultural industries as new employers? /Digital resources and the strike/Archives and the re-constructions of cultural memory/ The impact of the strike on media cultures/The political novel/ Poetry and protest/ Culture as memory.

Further information and enquiries to Ian Macdonald: i.w.macdonald@leeds.ac.uk (00 44 (0)113 3435816)